Gastric evacuation for acute ethanol intoxication in a three year old.
A three year old girl presented in a deeply comatose state. She had drunk ethanol four hours previously and her blood ethanol concentration on arrival was 79.8 mmol/litre (3.69 g/litre). Because of her young age, high blood ethanol concentration, time since ingestion, and severe neurological depression on presentation, nasogastric aspiration of the stomach contents was performed and 4.2 g of ethanol were removed. She made an uneventful recovery.
Hussain
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Department of Paediatrics, Oldchurch Hospital, Essex, UK.
Rawal
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Henry
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JA
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy
D001786:Blood Glucose; D000431:Ethanol